The 75-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was cleaning carwash bays at about 6:30 a.m. June 21 at Rob’s Carwash, 6901 Delta Drive, when he found Mejia sleeping in one of the bays, El Paso Police Department officials said.

The elderly man woke up Mejia, who then charged at him, officials said.

The incident was caught on surveillance video, which shows a man pushing the elderly victim against a vacuum island. The elderly man tries to defend himself with a broom, but the man punches him multiple times in the face until the victim falls to the floor. The video also captured the moment when the assailant snatches the elderly man's cellphone from his hand.